"It's too slow! This is a profound global tragedy"

"This is a profound tragedy, and it is also a multi -level global resistance." On September 14, the international well -known medical journal "Liu Ye Dao" published a research report for the new crown epidemic, which clearly pointed out the world The movement of the government in the sanitary organization and most countries is too slow to respond to the new crown epidemic, and many failure policies have led to millions of deaths that can be avoided.

"The lesson from the" Liu Ye Dao "members from the new crown epidemic" "Liu Ye Dao" magazine website screenshot

According to public information, the new crown epidemic committee of the "Liuye Knife" written by this report was established in July 2020. The members include 28 public policies, international cooperation, epidemiology, vaccine, economics, mental health and other fields. Global experts. The committee also supervised the work of 12 special groups composed of 173 experts.

The report criticized the performance of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the beginning of the new crown epidemic, and believed that the organization was warning the interpersonal communication capabilities of the new crown virus, listed the new crown epidemic as "international concern public health incidents", supporting public wearing masks, etc. Actions on many important issues are "too cautious and slow."

This report also pointed out that government actions in most countries and regions in the world are also too slow, failing to admit the importance of the new crown epidemic in time and take countermeasures. Despite the high degree of mutual dependence of countries, most of the government's policy coordination of epidemics is insufficient. "As a result, millions of deaths can be avoided, so that the sustainable development process of many countries retreats."

The report specifically mentioned that before 2019, the outside world generally believes that the United States and the United Kingdom have the strongest ability to cope with the epidemic, and the scores of Western Pacific countries such as China should be lower. However, after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the actual situation is completely opposite to expected. These Western Pacific countries have taken response measures in time and generally implemented policies to curb the epidemic.

The New Crown Extraction Committee of the "Liuye Knife" magazine pointed out that according to a report by the Institute of Health Indicators (IHME) of the University of Washington University, as of the end of May this year, the number of deaths in the global new crown epidemic report exceeded 6.9 million. However, considering that a large number of death cases have not been formally statistics, the agency estimates that the actual number of deaths may reach more than 17.2 million.

"This amazing number is a deep tragedy, and it is also a multi -level global failure." The committee wrote in the report, "Too many governments have not complied with the basic principles of institutional rationality and transparency. Too many people Dis respect and oppose basic public health prevention measures, and too many countries have not been able to cooperate to control the epidemic. "

On September 21, 2021, the white flag was erected in the National Plaza of Washington, the United States to commemorate the new crown of the crown.

Regarding the current situation of Omikon poison strains, "Liu Ye Dao" also pointed out that most countries have prematurely canceled public health policies such as nucleic acid detection, wearing masks, and social distance. The infection rate will also disturb education and work, bringing a considerable burden on health services and destroying economic recovery.

"At this stage, three major risks should be kept in mind. First of all, the future variants may have high contagion and fatality. Second, people who have not vaccinated vaccines are still easily affected by the incidence and mortality and provide the opportunity to spread freely for the virus. Increase the risk of hazardous mutations. Finally, the Omikon epidemic shows that even people who have a high vaccination may have economic confusion. The epidemic will lead to shortage of people in health and basic industry personnel, school suspension, business operations, and hindering the tourism industry. Restore with international travel. "

Based on the reflection on the failure of most countries, the new crown epidemic committee of the "Liuye Knife" called on the world to coordinate efforts and end the new crown epidemic on the basis of a fast and fair basis.

The suggestions made by the report include the implementation of vaccine strategies aimed at protecting the population on the basis of sustainable countries; strengthening the health systems of various countries, formulating plans for preventing epidemic conditions; implementing global strategies, strengthening various areas of WHO, including low -income areas, including low -income areas, including low -income areas, including low -income areas R & D and production capacity; reform the WHO, strengthen the functions of WHO and significantly increase budgets.

Regarding the report released by the "Liuye Dao" magazine, the World Health Organization responded on September 15 that they agreed with the overall suggestions listed in the report, which was related to the WHO's ability to strengthen the epidemic preparation, prevention and response capabilities. The promise is consistent. However, the WHO also announced that there are several "key omissions and misunderstandings" in the report, especially the speed and scope of the WHO's treatment of the new crown epidemic.

Screenshot of WHO Statement

At the press conference on the 14th, the Director -General of the WHO Tan Desai said, "We haven't arrived (victory), but the end is in front of it ... but the marathon players will never stop when they see the end point. Instead, you will do your best and work harder. Now you need to run harder to ensure that you rush through the finish line and harvest the results of our hard work. "

Regarding the upcoming autumn and winter epidemic situation, WHO experts believe that there may be new infection in the future, and it is urged to maintain high vigilance. Maria Vankskhofv, the leader of the WHO Health Emergency Project, said at a press conference on the 14th that the new crown virus is still spreading in a high level around the world, and the actual number of cases of cases have been underestimated.

She predicts that in the future, it may appear in the trend of infection caused by Omikon subtypes or even new mutant strains. But she also emphasized that because people already have anti -epidemic tools such as vaccine, antiviral drugs, new infection does not necessarily mean more new deaths. The Financial Times stated that Jeffery Sachs, chairman of the New Crown Epidemic Committee and Professor of Columbia University in the United States, also warned that it is time to "face severe facts."

In the report, Sax pointed out that the new crown epidemic exposed the weaknesses based on the United Nations -based multilateral system. He believes that these failures are mainly due to problems such as vaccine nationalism, the lack of flexibility of the intellectual property system, and the political erosion of multilateral solutions.

"Our most basic suggestions are to strengthen multilateralism in all key areas such as politics, culture, systems, and finance." Saxo wrote, "We call on all countries, especially those richest and most powerful countries, support and maintain maintenance. And strengthen the work of the United Nations system. "

Source: Observer.com

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